10 Time-Wasting Games to Fill the Flappy Bird Void

Flappy Bird is gone from the app store, so if you forgot to download it, you're out of luck. Correction: You're in luck, because instead of losing the minutes of your life to that game, you could be trying out these far superior but equally addicting creations.

Canabalt

Canabalt

Canabalt is a throwback, but is considered the mobile grandfather of the endless runner genre. Awash in neutral grays, whites, and blacks, Canabalt’s minimalist atmosphere, fast-paced action, and immediate respawn time makes the game one of the most addicting on this list. It also appeared beside other influential games, such as Pac-Man, Myst, and Portal, in the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2012.

Canabalt follows an unnamed protagonist as he runs to escape city-wide destruction by an unseen force. Last summer, the game saw an HD update on the Google Play store with new levels, two-player competition, and the choice of a female runner.

Super Monsters Ate My Condo!

Super Monsters Ate My Condo!

From the very strange minds of Adult Swim, Super Monsters Ate My Condo! is a bit of a departure from Flappy Bird, but it’s one of the more fun and creative puzzle games out there. Beat the clock, and feed colorful condos to four different monsters, racking up points and power ups along the way. Line up the same color three or more times in a row for boosts, and try to acquire the coveted diamond bonus.

The Adult Swim devs also left their mark on the endless runner sub-genre with Robot Unicorn Attack. It’s as great as it sounds.